Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 395 › Conversation 395-008
Nixon & Haldeman on White House administration and Public relations
Wednesday, January 10, 1973 · 3:41 PM–3:46 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 6 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman discuss administrative concerns, scheduling, and the strategic importance of controlling the administration's public narrative. The conversation touches on staffing challenges regarding legal personnel and the difficulty of managing expectations when engaging with the press. Nixon emphasizes the necessity for the White House to maintain a proactive stance and be the first to speak on official matters to ensure the administration's position is clearly understood by the American public.
- White House administration
- Public relations
- Media strategy
- Personnel management
- Government staffing
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NARA Description
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 395-8
Date: January 10, 1973
Time: Between 3:41 pm and 3:46 pm
Location: Executive Office Building
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 35-123]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on January 10, 1973
- 035-122 3:34 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 395-006 3:34 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm.
- 395-007 3:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 3:41 pm.
- 035-123 3:41 PM · 6 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:41 pm to 3:46 pm.
- 395-009 3:46 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 395-010 3:46 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:46 pm and 3:49 pm.
- 035-124 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dan Rowan, and Dick Martin talked on the telephone from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
- 395-011 3:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dan Rowan, and Dick Martin met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:49 pm to 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 395-008, January 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/395-008 (accessed October 11, 2026).